Ching, Dynamo sour Fire's comeback

Houston Dynamo forward Brian Ching was a thorn in the Chicago Fire's side as he netted a hat trick and the game-winning goal in the 85th minute as the Dynamo topped Chicago, 4-3, on Saturday at Robertson Stadium in Houston.

The Fire overcame a 3-1 deficit, but Ching's header off of a corner kick sealed a Houston victory late as Chicago was outplayed in many facets of the match.

Chicago's set-piece defending had its flaws. The Dynamo dominated in possession early on. Certainly the Fire (6-6-6) had a difficult task coming off a mid-week match, while Houston (6-10-5) was well-rested and on its home pitch.

The Fire had an opportunity to jump into third place in the Eastern Conference standings when Toronto FC fell to the New York Red Bulls earlier in the day, but Toronto maintained its two-point lead over Chicago.

Ching had an easy goal in the 31st minute when the ball popped away from Fire goalkeeper Sean Johnson on an aggressive interception on a corner kick to give Houston a 1-0 lead. The goal of the match was Ching's bicycle kick in the 59th minute off of a rebound from the crossbar that gave the Dynamo a 3-1 advantage.